Sint Maarten vs Vanuatu
Vanuatu is 359 times larger than Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten would fit into Vanuatu about 359 times.
Sint MaartenVanuatuSint Maarten moved onto Vanuatu · Equal-area projection
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Sint Maarten is 0.0× the area of Vanuatu. Put the other way, Vanuatu is 359× the size of Sint Maarten.
| Sint Maarten | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 34 km² | 12,190 km² |
| Population | 43,923 | 335,169 |
| Density | 1,292 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Philipsburg | Port-Vila |
| Region | Caribbean | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Sint Maarten sits at about 18°N and is stretched to 1.11× its true area; Vanuatu at 16° S is stretched to 1.08×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Sint Maarten bigger than Vanuatu?
- No. Sint Maarten is 359 times smaller than Vanuatu. Sint Maarten covers 34 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
- How many times does Sint Maarten fit into Vanuatu?
- About 359 times: Vanuatu has 359× the area of Sint Maarten.
- Why do Sint Maarten and Vanuatu look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Sint Maarten is drawn about 1.11× its true area there and Vanuatu about 1.08×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Sint Maarten or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu: 335,169 people against 43,923. Density: Sint Maarten 1,292 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².